Clive woodward today admitted that he does not care how England win the World Cup - as long as they lift the glittering gold trophy at Telstra Stadium tomorrow.

Holders and host nation Australia stand between Woodward's men and the greatest British sporting triumph since England were crowned world football champions 37 years ago.

It is a dream final that many find too close to call, yet England's record of 22 wins from their last 23 Tests - including home and away victories over Australia - makes them marginal favourites.

The Six Nations champions have developed a remarkable winning habit. Their only defeat during the past 20 months came when they fielded a second team against France in Marseille.

With experience oozing from Woodward's line-up, England will never have a better chance of ruling planet rugby.

And if they topple the Wallabies for the fifth successive time, a sequence stretching back to the 1999 Centenary Test in Sydney, then one of Britain's elite fighting forces can take considerable credit.

During Woodward's six-year coaching reign, England have spent time training and working with the Royal Marines at their Lympstone base in Devon, which has proved an invaluable experience.

"You go into the game with a definitive plan, how you think that the game is going to unfold, and how you think that the opposition is going to play based on your strengths and weaknesses and based on the opposition's strengths and weaknesses," said Woodward.

"But I remember a few years ago, we were training with the Royal Marines, and I was speaking with a senior officer.

"In the Marines, their mindset is that when they jump out of the helicopter, they believe that they know what is going to happen.

"But the secret of success is that if it doesn't happen that way, they have just got to be able to adjust immediately, and that is what I like to think that England do.

"As I keep saying, and to some degree I am sick of saying it, it is about winning. I think that one of the key strengths of the England team is their experience.

"We have got six players in the starting XV who have all captained England, and we are constantly passing messages back and forth. If we need to change things, however dramatically, there is no point in discussing things afterwards.

"You have to adapt immediately at the next scrum or lineout, and just do it.

"I think that is one of the strengths of this England team, especially Martin Johnson, who is able to pull on all the knowledge around him and listen to all the other players as to what is going on."

An England triumph would represent the crowning moment of Woodward's and his players' careers.

"I have no doubt the adrenalin will be pumping like it never has pumped before, but we just have to keep our feet firmly on the ground and take away the hype and treat it just like another game of rugby," he added.

"The guys have to make the right decision and walk off the pitch with a win. How we do it, I don't really care, as long as we win it."